# Quran 16:24 — Surah Al-Nahl (The Bees), Verse 24

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ مَّاذَاۤ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوْۤا اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa izaa qeela lahum maazaaa anzala Rabbukum qaaloo asaateerul awwaleen

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Nahl 16:24 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Nahl is a meccan surah with 128 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-nahl.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/16/23.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/16/25.md
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